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GARMENT MEASURING AND DESCRIPTION DEVICE Filed July 29, 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet l ZSnncntor gugene Guild Jan. 27, 1931. E, GLHLLOT 1,790,416

GARMENT MEASURING AND DESCRIPTION DEVICE Filed July 29, 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Jan. 27, 1931. E, Gum 1,790,416

GARMENT MEASURING AND DESCRIPTION DEVICE Filed July 29. 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 I 151 Y r 3 6 Ihwentor Eugene GuzIZZoZ' 59 u Jan. 27, 1931.

E. GUILLOT GARMENT MEASURING AND DESCRIPTION DEVICE I Filed July 29, 1929 llllllllli 3 M137 131 -Hi". m #9 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 5 Zsnneutor Eugene GuLZZoZ" attorneys,

Patented Jan. 27, 1931 EUGENE GUILLOT, OF HE ENA, MONTANA GARMENT MEASURING DESCRIPTION DEVICE Application filed July 29, 1929. Serial No. 331,876.

flhe present invention relates to improvements in measuring and form taking devices, and has for an object to provide an improved measuring device for the use of the tailor in taking measurements prior to the custom making ofmens coats, trousers, vests, cas

socks, wolnens coats, etc. V I

Another-obj ect of the invention is to pro vide an improved measuring device which will show theentire and accuratedescription of thecustonier,indicating correctly the back as erect, normal, round, stooping, hollow back, head forward, and whether one shoulder blade is smaller than the other.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved device, which will take the measure across the chest accurately instead of following the present custom, which is merely to say that it is flat, full or regular. A still further object of the invention isto provide an improved measuring device in -which the correct height of the shoulders is given instead of resorting to the present ofthand way in which errors occur owing to the fact that no two tailors Willdescribe the customers form in the sameway.

A still further object of the invention is'to provide an improved measuring device for the shoulder, indicating whether the shoulder is very sloping, normal, regular,square or high and showing the measurement tothe fraction of an inch.

Astill further object of the invention is to' provide an improved measuring devlce in 1 which trouser measurements areiaccurately taken, showing the height of the waistw'hich is important "for men who wear belts.

Trouser measurements are very important "for the reason that after they are made up 4 height of waist cannot bea-ltered in a satisfactory way. This is also true for the back ,part of the waistof pants. 7

A still further object of the invention is to provide an improved measuring device which will take the measurements'of the rise the right height of the back and other trouser measurements not now usually taken, whereby a truer and more complete description of the trousers will be furnished.

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lVith the foregoing and other objects in" proved measuring device constructed accord ing to the present invention. 5

Figur'e 2'is an, enlarged top plan view of the improved collar and.shouldermeasuring' Figure 3'is a'rear view, of the collar and shouldermeasuring devicef r" Figure 4 is a fragmentary rear elevation 'o'l the upper portion of thespinal'devicel 1} Figuref) isa side view of the parts shown in Figuree also showing the collar arrange ment partly broken away." f

Figure 6 is a section taken along theline 6 6inFigure4.

I Figure 7 is a perspective viewofthe trouser measuring device.

Figure 8 is'a side elevation of the same; Figure 9 1S aside view of the crotch meas- Figure 10 is a sideelevation of the trouser :measuring device separated from the trousers.

Figure 11 is an edge view of the same. 1 igure 12 1s a section taken along the line IQ-12 inFigure 10.

Figure 13' is a perspective view of the device for taking the: overall height measurementi' e i 4 Figure 1% is a side elevation, ofthe trouser cu'ftmeasuringdevice in the spread out con Figure 15 is a se 15-15 in Figurel l. j

Figure 16' is aside elevation ofthe parts illustrated in Figure l with an attachment for-showing if the person is standingerect,

Figure 17 is aside elevation of the trouser pointed out in the claims appended ction taken along the line measuring device showing a slightly inodi- Referring more particularly to the draw lugs, 20 designates a supporting rod of metal shoulder member.

the adjusted position. The arm 23isjpreferably marked off with the graduations ot a scale which may be read in conjunction with the slotted guide as hereinafter explained. The outer end of the arm 23 is pivoted as indicated at to a flange 26 projecting from the spinal measuring tape 21 nearitsupper end. On this upper end of the spinal measuring tape 21 are formed a pair of spaced hooks 2 7 and 28. andbetween the hooks is disposed asset screw 29.

Extending oii' laterally from one side of the upperend of thespinal tape is an arm 30 carrying a, casing31in which is mounted a tape measure 32. Thistape measure. assembly is of theusual form,.the tape being wound upon a spring drum, which, when thetape is drawn out will wind the spring; whereby the tape 32 will be drawn back by thesprin g. action into the casing 31. A button 33 projects from the casing 3l for thepurpose of releasing the ta ne when desired.

The collar of the device is designated at 34, and it is provided with a cut-away portion 35 at its rear upper edge, for receiving; the hook 27 of the spinal tape 2l. The collar also provided with a looped-strap 36 for re ceiving the other hook 28 of the spinal measuring tape 21. The set screw 29 1s adapter to fit through the opening137 of the collar 04L. The collar at itsopen end is provided with a strap 38 adapted to cooperate with a projection or set screw 39. whcrcb v the collar may be clamped about the form. orthe person to be measured.

Proiectingfrom the sides of the collar 34 are sh oulder.measuringdevices. These shoul der devices comprise upper and lower members pivoted as indicated at 4:0 to a flange 41 on a bracket 42secured to the collar as bv a set screw 43. This bracket is also provided beneath; the flange 41 with a looped toe 4A to which is pivotally secured a plate 45 to which the lower shoulder member is pivoted as indicated. zit-A6. A protractor 47 i associated with the upper pivot 40 to show if the shoulders are. erect oriorward- The. upper meniberiscomposed of the slidable bars 48 and 49 which overlap one another and are provided with the guides 50 and 51 for permitting of the @slidable movement of the bars upon one another infllengtheningand short ening the'shoulder measuring devices.

Aspirit level 52 is carried by this upper In: assimilar manner the lower member is composed of the relatively slidable bars 53 and 5 x having the guides 55 and 56 for guiding the same in such sliding movement. The outer end of the bar 5 is provided with an u )standing flange 57 pivoted, as indicated at 58 to the measuring bar 59, which extends up slidably and loosely through a slotted guide 60 having associated therewith a set screw 61 for binding the measuring har in adjusted position. A set screw 62is carried by the bar 53 for binding against the companion bar 43 i to hold the members against being pulled out or drawn in. At the outer end of the bar 54 a toe 63 is turned up and this toe has pivoted thereto an arm gage 6 L.

Carried on the spinal tape 21 is a sleeve 65 which slides up and down on the spinal measuring tape 21. and is secured in desired po sition by the set screw 66. This sleeve 65 is adapted to carry the device for measuring the width of the back of the garment. Two rods 67 and 68 are slidable independently of one another in the sleeve 65 and they both bear scales which are adapted to be read in conjunction with the free ends of the sleeve (35. Set screws 69 and 70 are provided in the sleeves 5 to bind the rods 67 and G8 in the adjusted position.

Associated with these bars 67 and 68 are flexible tapes 71 and 72 which are adapted to conform to the irregularities and contour of the back. These flexible tapes 71 and 72 are secured in the sleeve 65 and at their outer portions are adjustably held by members extending from the rods 67 and G8". The rods are provided on their outer ends with slotted guides 73 through which slide measuring arms 74secured in adjust-ed position by set screws 75 associated" with .the slotted guides 73. The measuring arms 74 are pivoted as indicated at 76 to short flanges 77 uponI plates 78 which carry at their upper ends the spring ape measures 79 and at their lower ends the lip-turned hooks 80. These plates 7 8 have alfixed thereto the outer ends of the flexible tapes 71; Slidable on the rods (57 and 68' are slot-ted guides 81. These guides are held in place on the rods 67 and 68 by means of the set screws 82. The slotted guides 81 receive slidably therethrough measuring arms 83 whichare bound into adjusted position. by means of set screws 84. The arms 83 are pivoted as indicated at 85 to flanges 86 extend ing from the flexible tapes 71and 72. The sleeve 65 pivotally carriesan arm 87 adapted to slide freely through a slotted guide 88 on the. supporting bar 20. A set screw 89 on theguide 88 serves to bind the arm 87 against the supporting bar 20 and to hold the sleeve and the arm fixed to the bar.

Lower down on the spinal flexible measuring tape 21 is a shoulder blade measuring device carried by a sleeve 90 secured in ad-.

pisted position on thetape 21 by means of a site freeends of the sleeve 90. At the ends of the flexible scale bar 92 are slotted guides 93 having set screws 94'to bind the rods 95 therein. At one endof the scale bar 92 is carried a tape box 96 -for passing around the body beneath the arms that takes the breast measure and at the opposite end of the bars a hook 97 to receive the loo-o which is usuall 1 3 provided on the tape. The sleeve 90 is provided with a set screw98 to hold the scale bar 92 in the adpisted position. This sleeve sleeve 102 movable up and down upon the spinal tape 21 and secured in adpisted posl l tion by a set screw 103. At one side of the sleeve 102 a tape box 10 1 is provided and at the other 'sideof this sleeve a hook 105 is provided to receive the loop on the end of the tape 106, which extends about the body at substantially the waist. I

Thesleeve carries a pivoted arm 107 extendingSlidably through a slotted'guide 108 mounted for movement on the supporting bar 20 and having a set screw 109 for binding the arm 108 against the supporting'rod 20 and locking the parts in adjusted position. Be? low the waist measuring device is asleeve gage 110 slidably mounted on the spinal tape 21 and havinga set screw 111 by which this sleeve is retainedin the adjusted'position.

Below the gage sleeve is a coat tail measur :ing device including a sleeve 112' 'slidably mounted on the spinal tape 21 and having a set screw 113 by which it is secured in ad justed position to the spinal tape. This sleeve carries at one side atape box 11 1 in which iscarried the flexible measuring tape 115 adapted to extend abou't'the skirt of the coat. At the other end of the sleeve is pro vided a hook 116 for receiving the loop on the free end of the tape.

At the seat below this tail'measuring device is a slidable gage sleeve or guide 11? mounted for movementon the spinal measurin seat tape 21 and having a set'screw 118 for binding the samein place. f

' lVith regard to the pants measuring device shown in Figures 7 to'12 inclusive and Fig-1 119 designates a steel or other strip which may be any" tires 14 and tape ineasur. length, preferaiiily sixteen'incl'ies long with degrees in inches from one'to fifteen.

At the upper endfof thissteel tape, 119 1s a spring measuring tape reel 120 having the longer back ofthe desired length. T

The front tape 1 13 is pivoted tofthe ver flexible steel measuring tape 121'adapted to extend about the waist, as shown inFigures 7 and 8. The loop 122 of the tape is adapted to engage with a hook 123 carried by the steel strip 119.

A. spring reel 124 for an abdomen line tape 125 is carried upon the strip 119 below the waist line measure 1.20. Preferably this reel 124 is carried by a sleeve 126 slidably mount-- edv on the measuring stick or strip 119 and secured in fixed position thereon by a screw 12?. In a similar way a spring reel 128for a seatline tape measure 129 is slidably mounted on themeasuring strip 119 by the useof a sleeve 130 carrying a set screw 131. i

Similarly a spring reel 132 for a thigh line tape 133 is slidably mounted on the measure strip 119 by the use of a sleeve 134. having the set screwl35. Hooks 136, 137 and 138 aru carried respectively on slidablesleeves. 126,

130 and 134 to hold the loops of thetape measure carried by such reels. 7

At the lower end of the measuring steel strip 119 is a spring reel 136" for holding a tape 13'? for measuring the outside sean'r length as indicated in Figure 8. r

The tape 137 carries a hook 138 which is. adapted to engage in the slot 139. shown in Figures 8 and 14,. which slot is inthe cui'i measuring device at the bottom of the trousers. Theslot 139 is in the upper end of the vertical bar 140 of the cuff measuring device. This vertical bar 1 10 is intersected by a curved bar 1 11. The back tape 1 1-2 and the front tape 143 are both pivoted to the lower part of the vertical bar 140 as shown at 1414 and they both have sleeves 145 and 1 16 for sliding over the curved bar 1 11. Set screws 14? and 148 are provided to securethe 's'leeves andthefront and rear tapes in angular-1y adpisted )osit-ion. T hecurvedbar 141 is lon er to the The front tape ice 14-3 extends over theinstep to get the proper 7.

length in front. By manipulation of the set screw 148 and swinging of the front tape 143 front over the instepmay be secured. By manipulating the set screw 14?, therear tape 1 12 may be moved up and downon the longer rear portion of the curved bar-.1 11 for the purpose of securing .a straight back or a tie'al bar 151, asindicated at 152. The ver tical bar extends on the inside of the trousers bottom as indicated. in Figure 7. This vertical bar is intersected by the curved bar. 152 1 having the elongated sleeves 153 and 15 1 to loosely receive the front tape 1 13 and the side tape155, which is also pivoted atI152 to. the

lower part oi'bar 151. The side tape 155 is provided with a hook 156 to receive the loop or buckle 157 carried bythe free end of the rear tape 14-2 waerehy the device is secured about the lower portion of the trousers shown in Figures 7 and 8. The vertical bar 151 is provided with a slot 158 to receive the hook 159 shown in Figure 9 as being; on the end of the tape measure 160 rolled about the spring reel 161. This spring reel 161 is carried by a crotch device which is formed on a triangular frame, the lower leg 1.62 of which carriesthe reel 161 and the side arms 103 and 16 1 of which carry the spring reels 165 and 160 for the flexible tape measures 167 and 168. Hooks 169 and 170 are carried by the tapes 167 and 168 respectively. A notch 171 is provided in the upper central portion of the crotch frame. The tape 160, as shown in Figure 7, is adapted to take the inside seam measure and the scale on this tape 160 is struck oil so as to take into account the distance from the reel 161 to the notch 171 which is regarded as the origin point.

The tape 168 is adapted to take the measure of the rise of the waist wanted, and as shown in Figures 7 and 8 the hook 170 of this tape is adapted to engage with the waist tape measure 121. The measurement is also from the notch 171 and the distance from the notch to the tape 168 is taken into account on the graduations of the tape 108. The tape 167 takes the height of the pants wanted from thenotch 171.

The notch 1'71 is placed on the inside scam snug up in the crotch. The tapes 167 and 168, both of which hook on the waist line tape 121, will support the inside portion of the cult device and-the tape 137 will support the outside of the out? measuring device so that this culi' measuring device will hang down like the leg of the pants, which will give the correct length and a good fitting at the bottom. I may employ a separate tape to measurethe outside length from set screw (38 to elbow and to the wrist.

The set screw 29 at the nape of the neck is the starting point for the coatmeasure. The spring flexible spinal tape 21 will show the form, whether it is erect, head forward, stooping shoulders or round back, straight or hollow back.

In Figure 1 the spinal tape 21 is shown as being curved to conform to the curvature of theback. remain straight and in order to permit the flexing of the spinal tape 21, the set screw. 2-1. 101 and 109 are loosened permitting" the rods 23, 87, 99 and 107 to move back and torth in the sleeve guides. After the spring tape 21 is properly adjusted to the curvature of the back. the various set screws 24, 89. 101 and 109 are tightened, which will hold and show-the form on the spinal tape 21.

\Vhen the sleeve is worked up and down The rod or bar 20 will, of course,

it will register on the spinal tape 21 the depth measure of the. scye. The steel tape 92, which slides in the slceve90 cooperates with the tape measure 96 to take the breast measure. The tape 106 will'register the waist line. The sliding sleeve 110 is for the purpose or" registering the length of the vest back on the spinal tape 21. The sleeve 112 is intended to be adjusted to the largest part of the seat and the tape 115 will take'the seat measure. The slide 117 will register the length of the coat on the spinal tape 21. The bar 67 will register the width oi the le'l thal'l oi the back: and thebar 08 will register the right half o'l the back.

The measurements of these bars (37 and 08 are read at the ends of the sleeve (35. In measuring the left shoulder blade. the tape 92 brought bone: th the arm. The rod is lifted up and the set screw 94% serves to hold it raised. The bar 95 is set against the front of the arm. If the blade measure is ten inches it will measure ten inches from the setscrew 04 to the set screw 91 at the center of the back. This ten inch measure will show at the left hand end of the sleeve 90, as shown in Figure 4, and will be read on the upper h alt of the tape 92, such tape having scales on both itsupper and lower edges. The right blade measure will be taken inprecisely the same manner the left, only the lower measure on the tape 92 will be read in connection with the right end of the sleeve 90. The tape 79 goes over the shoulder, around the arm and engages the hook 80 on the plate 78. This tape takes the arm measure. The tape 79 may pass over the shoulder-device to hold down bar 54. in position and be confined bythe flange 68. The tape 79 mav also extend about the set screw 9- 1, it desired to hold up the steel tape 92.

The flexible bars 71, shown in Figure (3. are adjusted cross-wise oi? the back to conform to the back and this contour will be registered on the bars 74-. and 83 and will show the shape of the back.

The slide. 82-1 is on the largest part ol' the shoulder blade. These slides 7 1 and 82-; will show it'the back is flat, round or regular. or if one side of shoulder is larger than the other. The tape measure 31 is adapted to he brought over the shoulder and. down to the top button of the vest to take the measure of the opening of the vest and then to take the measure of the length of the vest. The graduated bar 2?; will show it the head is torw rd and steeping or erect.

In order to get the height of a person a bar 172. such as shown in Figure 13 is provided. This bar has pivoted thereto a head piece 173 and (barrios at or near its lower end a spring tape drum 17 1 for the measuring tape 175. A toot piece 176 is carried by the tape. The bar 172 is adapted to lit into a sleeve 177 shown in Figure 1 upon the supin order to retain the tape in place. The tape will, of course, he graduated to take into ac-.

count the length of the rod 172 and it will show the height of the person.

The collar and shoulder measuring devices are so used as to get the collar and shoulder measures. The spirit levels 52 enable the upper members 'of the shoulder measuring devices to be adjusted into the true horizontal. bers consisting of the bars 53 and 54 are adjusted against the shoulder and the measur-' ing slides 59 will show the angular relation between the upper and lower shoulder members and will thus give the degree of the slope of the shoulder. The protractors '47 will show whether the shoulder is forward or backward, the upper shoulder members be ing adjusted angular-1y about the pivots for this purpose. Of course, the lower shoulder members will follow pivoting about the centers 46. The lower members will also move up and down angularly aboutthe links so that the lower shoulder members have substantially a universal movement about the collar brackets. The arm gage 64 will be moved up flush against the arm on top of the shoulder to get the correct width of the shoulder on the slide bar 54, which is, of

course, graduated. The tape 79 comes over the extended end of the shoulder bar 54 and holds the slide on the shoulder.

The protractor pivots on the set screw 7 and the lower edge of the protractor having a scale as shown will cooperate. with a line 182 on the bar 20, whereby to show at the figure on the scale of the protractor which points opposite the index line182 in just what position the customer stands.

Referring to Figure 1.7 at a point near the set screw 147, a spring tape 183 is shown for the purpose of taking the size at the ,bottom of the trousers.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction and design of the above specifically described embodiment of this invention Without departing from the spirit thereof, such changes and modifications being restricted only by the scope of the following claims. r

The lower shoulder meme-v What is claimed is :*r r 1 An improved tailors measuring device comprising a substantiallyrigid supporting rod, a spinal flexible measuring tape supported from saidrod, a sleeve adjustable upand down onsaid tape, scale bars adj ustably mounted in said sleeve,"and a flexible tape carried by said bars for measuring the contour of the back.

' 2.,An improved tailors measuring device comprising a substantially rigid supporting rod, a spinal flexible lmeasuring tape supported fromsaid' rod, a sleeve adjustable up and down'on said tape, scale bars adjustably mounted in said sleeve, a flexible tape carried by said bars :tor measuring the contour of the back, plates carried by said flexible tape, and having hooks thereon and measuring tapes carried by said plates in position to extend about the arms and for interlocking with said hooks.

3. An improved tailors measuring device comprising a substantially rigid rod, a flexible spinal measuring tape carried by said rod, a slotted guide slidably adjustable on said rod and having means to secure it in adjusted position, a sleeve slidably mounted for movement up and down on said spinal measuring tape and having means to hold it in the adjusted position, a pivoted arm on said sleeve slidable insaid slotted guide, and adjustable shoulder measuring devices carried by said sleeve.

4. An improved tailors measuring device comprising a rod, a flexible spinal tape, sleeves adjustably mounted on said tape, a pivoted arm on each of said sleeves, guides slidableon said rod for slidably receiving said arms and having means to clamp the arms to the rod, measuring means for the contour of the back carried by one sleeve, a shoulder blade measuring device carried by a second sleeve, vertically adjustable rods carried at the outer portions of said shoulder blade measuring device, a hook at one end portion of said shoulder blade measuring device, and a flexible spring measuring tape carried at th'e other end portion of said shoulder blade measuring device.

5. An improved tailors measuring devlce comprising a rod, a flexible spinal tape,

sleeves adjustable vertically on said tape, armspivoted to saidsleeves, guides slidably mounted onsaid. rod and slidably and fixedly "holding said arms, a hook at one side of each sleeve, and a spring measuring tape carried by the other end of each'sleevc for extending about the body. and engaging with said hook. V

(S. An improved tailors measuring device comprising a rod, a flexible spinal measuring tape associatedwith said rod, a socket carried by said-rod, and a head engaging and height measuring device including an upright adapted to adjustably fit through said socket,

a head gage pivoted on the upper end of the upright, and a spring measuring tape reel on the lower portion of said upright.

7. An improved tailors measuring device comprising a rod a flexible spinal measuring tape associated with said rod and having spaced hooks at its upper end, a set screw interposed between said hooks, a collar having slots to receive said hooks and an opening to receive said set screw, and a shoulder measuring device carried by said collar.

8. A tailors measuring device comprising a rod, a spinal flexible measuring tape associated with said rod, a collar detachahly connected with said rod, and shoulder measuring devices carried by'said collar and each including an upper nien'iher composed of slide rules pivoted to swing horizontally and a lower member con'iposed of slide rules and arranged to swing both vertically and horizontally and adapted to be placed on the shoulder, a shoulder gage at the outer end of said lower member, a scale arm pivot-ally connected with the lower member, and a guide on the lower member for receiving said arm and having means tohold the arm in adj usied position.

EUGENE G llLLOT. 

